河北加拿大版初中英语--Lesson 12

Lesson 12:
[00:03.21]Pretty Little Plant
[00:06.74]You need two groups to sing this song.
[00:11.60]One group sings the purple words and one group sings the black words.
[00:19.15]Everyone sings the brown words together!
[02:31.82]What's this song about?It's about how plants grow.
[02:38.38]First,there's a stem¹
[02:42.25]As the stem grows,it makes leaves².
[02:47.58]Do you remember why a plant has leaves?
[02:52.90]The plant makes food for itself³ with its leaves.

1 stem   

n.茎，干，船首，词干，血统；vt.堵住，阻止，抽去梗；vi.起源于，发生

参考例句：

• Cut the stem cleanly,just beneath a leaf joint.把茎切整齐点，正好切在叶根下。
• The ship was in a blaze from stem to stern.整艘船从头到尾都着火了。

2 leaves   

n.树叶，花瓣； leaf 的复数； leave 的单数第三人称现在式

参考例句：

• The walk was covered with leaves.这人行道上满是树叶。
• Will you check on the time the train leaves?请你核对一下火车开出的时间好吗？

3 itself   

pron.(it的反身代词)它自己，它本身

参考例句：

• The thing itself is not important.这事情本身并不重要。
• The machine will start by itself in a few seconds.几秒钟后，机器将自行启动。